Today in Comics History, February 26: Happy birthday, Fats Domino!

Fats Domino was born today in 1928, American rock-and-roll singer/songwriter/piano player. "The Fat Man," "Ain't That a Shame, "Blueberry Hill,", "wait and see," "Walking to New Orleans," "I'm Walkin'"...rock 'n' roll would be pretty poor without these hits and Fats performing them.

Only one comic book appearance of Fats Domino that I could find, but at least he's right on the cover!



cover of Archie and Me #62 (Archie, January 1974), artist uncredited and unknown
I have questions about this cover. Why is the "me" in Archie and Me Mr. Weatherbee, but the "me" in Betty and Me and Reggie and Me is Archie? Also, who woulda ever thought a comic about the relationship between a teenager and his high school principal could last 161 issues? Hey, they didn't have massive quintuple layered hamburgers in the fifties, Jughead! And they didn't have those red plastic cups in the fities! I CALL SHENANIGANS. But I do appreciate how Archie dressing as if he were in the fifties...is exactly Archie from the fifties.


cover of Archie Comics (1942 series) #71 (Archie, November 1954), artist uncredited and unknown
Sorry for dipping a little into Archie mythology, Fats, but happy birthday to you! Thanks for all the piano-rollin' rock!